Forge is a macOS application published by Coursion Studio ("Coursion", "we", "us"). This policy explains what Forge does with data. It applies to the Forge app and this website (forge.coursion.studio).
Everything Forge creates lives locally in your user folders — your projects on disk, workspace definitions, settings, notes, and chat transcripts (under ~/Library/Application Support/Forge and your own project folders). We have no server that holds a copy.
When you use an AI feature, Forge sends your prompt and the context you attach directly to the provider you configured — for example Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter/Moonshot, or a local model via Ollama. Your key and prompt go straight to that provider over HTTPS; they do not pass through Coursion. Each provider's own privacy policy governs that data. If you run a local model (Ollama), that request never leaves your machine.
The built-in browser is a standard WebKit view. Sites you visit receive the same information any browser would send. We do not inject tracking or read your browsing.
If you enable voice dictation, Forge uses Apple's Speech Recognition (SFSpeechRecognizer). Depending on your macOS configuration, audio may be sent to Apple for transcription under Apple's privacy policy. Forge does not store your audio and does not send it to Coursion. The microphone is used only while dictation is active.
If you turn on iCloud sync, Forge stores workspace definitions, settings, snippets, and (only if you explicitly enable it) API keys in your own iCloud account through Apple iCloud Drive and iCloud Keychain. This is Apple-to-your-devices sync governed by Apple's privacy policy — Coursion has no access to it and operates no sync server.
Forge checks forge.coursion.studio for a signed update feed (via Sparkle). As with any web request, our static host may record standard server logs (such as IP address and app version) to deliver the update. We do not use this to build a profile of you.
Forge can detect an unclean exit and locate the matching macOS crash report so you can send it to us. Nothing is transmitted automatically. If you choose to send feedback or a crash report, Forge composes an email in your mail client that you review and send yourself. It includes basic environment details (app version, macOS version, hardware summary) and no secrets. You decide whether to send it.
Forge sends two kinds of anonymous telemetry, both of which you can turn off in Settings (“Share anonymous usage & crash data”):
Forge is a developer tool not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
You control every outbound path: don't configure a provider key and no AI requests are made; leave iCloud sync off and nothing syncs; leave dictation off and the microphone is never used. You can delete Forge's local data by removing its Application Support folder and any keys from Keychain.
We may update this policy as Forge evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new "last updated" date, and where appropriate surfaced in the app.
Questions about privacy? Email hello@coursion.studio.